TOTEMPHONIA STUDIO BERLIN

GEMS refers to a soundscape created by combining an ecoacoustic recording with a musical echo. The starting point is a field recording. This recording is processed by a specially developed modular synthesizer rack to create an ecoacoustic sonification. The recording is spectrally decomposed, analyzed, and recognized impulses are converted into precise trigger gestures. The result is not a soundtrack about nature, but its generative echo: a soundscape that makes the inner logic of the habitat audible.

The first track, “mono II,” is based on a field recording from the Bolivian Amazon. At dawn, the chattering clatter of a group of capuchin monkeys overlaps with the deep, dark resonances of the red howler monkeys. Above them, numerous tropical birds, including oropendolas and macaws, paint a spectrum of delicate songs, bright calls, and lively chattering.
The second GEMS track , “tatacoa II,” was recorded in the Tatacoa Desert in Colombia. Here, in the early morning, you can hear loud scarlet-fronted parakeets, buzzing insects, and the occasional hum of motorcycles.